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Welcome to Junta ...

So far, we found very little information about Junta. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Junta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Junta, please Contact Us.

Junta would have been located within present day Summers County<2>.


The location of Junta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Junta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Junta is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Junta was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Junta still existed, it would have been in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Junta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Junta - they are located in Georgia, New Mexico and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Junta.

Communities near Junta ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Junta.

  • Princeton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Narrows
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
    • Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <6>
  • Alderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pembroke
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Athens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rich Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Peterstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Union
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Junta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Junta.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Junta. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Junta.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Junta. See our Newspapers Page for Junta.

Adding Junta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Junta in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Junta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Junta post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Junta.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Junta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Summers, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Junta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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